CHAPTER 763: CHAPTER 753: FRUSTRATION, BIG-HEARTED PLAYER

Just as Jiang Lingxi was sitting in the training car, getting familiar with the different controls from a regular car with the assistant coach’s help beside her, a white racing car zoomed past her window.

Several people who hadn’t had time to get in their cars yet whistled loudly at the car’s tail.

"Cool!"

"Especially a female racer."

"Scarcity is valuable, you know. Not just in the borders of Huazhou, but even internationally, there aren’t many top-notch female racers."

Su Linlin had just adjusted her seat to a comfortable distance, and hearing the low discussion outside the window made her face tighten under her helmet, losing the previously bright smile.

Even though she had successfully caused Chen Keyun to be late for her morning practice, leaving a bad impression of being untimely with coach and director Feng, and had made a good relationship with Chen Keyun, making her think she was no threat and would focus only on competing with Jiang Lingxi, Chen Keyun’s racing skills were real; she couldn’t figure out a way to trip her up on this point.

Jiang Lingxi, on the other hand, frustrated her even more. She was impermeable and highly vigilant—Linlin suspected that the gift she had sent was shoved into a corner by Jiang Lingxi without even being unwrapped, otherwise, it should have had some effect.

Whenever she tried to get closer, Jiang Lingxi’s gaze made her feel as if her thoughts were being seen through.

She couldn’t help but show her weakness before even getting close.

How could she find a way to eliminate her at this rate!

One by one, the race cars started, and Qi Zhen could overview everyone’s vehicle paths through the high-speed cameras set up on both sides of the road.

There were also cameras inside the vehicles to observe the trainees’ specific operations.

Although racing objectively wasn’t much different from a driving simulator, for the trainees, there was quite a difference.

In the simulator, even if an accident like a crash occurred, they’d still know deep in their minds that they were in no danger, inevitably making their operations bolder.

But now inside the race car, even with an assistant coach sitting next to them, there was a certain uncontrollable danger. The mind’s subconscious crisis response kicked in, making it impossible to act as boldly as during simulation.

At a glance, several who performed well in the simulation were now flustered in the real car, being cautious in speeding up and turning for fear of danger.

Switching to the channel where Xiao Yu was, Qi Zhen finally relaxed his tightly furrowed brow.

Since seeing him yesterday until now, this lad was barely satisfactory to him.

Although there were minor mistakes, considering it was his first time in a car, they were forgivable.

After leaving the channel, Qi Zhen took a deep breath before tuning into Jiang Lingxi’s channel.

This girl had given him quite a surprise yesterday, performing excellently in both simulation driving and physical tests, and being a perfectionist too.

Yet, he feared she might encounter a setback during real operations.

After all, as a coach, he’d seen numerous such cases—shining on simulated tracks but wilting on real ones, typically due to a lack of courage.

But in racing, this courage is precisely what’s most important.

Moreover, she was a girl.

"Old Chen, how’s she doing?"

The assistant coach, Old Chen, sitting in the passenger seat next to Jiang Lingxi, heard the inquiry through his earpiece, switched the communication channel, cleared his throat, and concisely replied, "Good seed."

Qi Zhen raised an eyebrow.

"Her operation is stable, and she has a good sense of timing—she’s a big-hearted contender. I think you could consider bringing her into our club," he added with a touch of humor, "to relieve the testosterone-heavy situation at our club."

Qi Zhen: "...Forget about that last suggestion. She’s a big star!"

"Oh, well, just feels a bit of a waste. It’s been a while since I’ve seen such a talented kid."

Qi Zhen ended the call with Old Chen, then watched in silence as Jiang Lingxi’s operations and her car’s trajectory were displayed on the screen.

Just as a white racing car cut from the inside as she was making a turn, needing response and control quick enough to avoid a collision, Old Chen on the screen was ready to take over, but was still slower than Jiang Lingxi by a step.

The throttle was floored then slightly released, with the steering wheel turning sharply. At the moment when the two cars were about to touch, the front car swiftly turned into the next curve, successfully widening the gap between the two cars.

"Beautiful!"

Both Old Chen and Qi Zhen exclaimed at the same time.

After shouting, Qi Zhen instinctively glanced at the monitor attached to Jiang Lingxi.

Her heart rate fluctuated at ninety, never going above a hundred the whole time.

Matching Old Chen’s earlier assessment, she is indeed a big-hearted contender.

Knowing at such an unexpected tense moment, a heart rate soaring up to one-thirty or -forty was normal.

This time, even Old Chen felt it was regrettable.

Being a big star already, she couldn’t possibly change careers to be a racer consistently facing danger, could she?

Look at Chen Keyun, she had already obtained a professional racer certification, yet dove headlong into the entertainment circle, and now her racing skills were starting to go waste.

In the car behind.

Watching as Jiang Lingxi’s racing car turned into the next bend just at the critical moment, Chen Keyun’s lips instantly pressed into a straight line.

If it were the assistant coach’s operation, that would be fine, but if it were Jiang Lingxi’s own doing... no, impossible!

A person just starting to learn racing couldn’t possibly have such fast reaction times and stable operations!

It surely was the assistant coach’s doing.

Thinking of this, Chen Keyun’s face eased slightly, though not much.

She originally thought that even with the assistant coach present, she could still overtake Jiang Lingxi tightly at these two close curves and keep her behind.

Reality slapped her hard.

She originally promised to run two laps then go lead Su Linlin, but stimulated by this, she completely forgot her previous promise and was fixated on surpassing Jiang Lingxi even once.

Su Linlin waited and waited, could only watch helplessly as Chen Keyun drove the white racing car lap after lap on the track, repeatedly passing her car with no signs of stopping, her little face almost twisted with anger, luckily covered by a helmet.

Old Chen truly found himself delighted with the discovery this time.

Originally, he intended only to offer prompts or assistance when the trainees made mistakes or couldn’t manage operations, but realized he wasn’t needed for this at all, and directly taught some small tricks that could only be discovered through real track experience.

After finding that his trainee could proficiently grasp and appropriately utilize the skills he transmitted after several bold practices, he became even more elated.

Having such a quick-witted student as a coach felt incredibly satisfying!